Participation in Master Gardener tour rewarding (video)

GARDEN SUGGESTION

If you are interested in suggesting a garden that should be featured in the April 2014 Victoria County Master Gardener Association Spring Tour, contact the organization at contact@vcmga.org or info@vcmga.org. Include your address and telephone number. Deadline is Nov. 15.

Linda Elmore finds solace in her Victoria garden.

"I'm a farmer at heart," said the Victoria native. "I love digging in the dirt. What can I say?

"Pruning is my favorite activity. It gets a lot of frustrations out."

Linda and her husband, John Elmore, have maintained the garden in the 400 block of Roseland Ave. for about 23 years.

The garden features a wide variety of trees, bushes, shrubs and flowers.

Linda Elmore admits she likes to experiment with different plants and flowers and moves them around from time to time.

"I have no idea how many different varieties I have," she said.

John Elmore spends his gardening time on the vegetables in the back part of the multilevel garden.